{"id":164381,"date":"2021-11-23T22:14:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T23:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=164381"},"modified":"2021-11-24T02:17:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T02:17:55","slug":"kikau-leaker-quits-after-being-identified-by-bulldogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=164381","title":{"rendered":"Kikau leaker quits after being identified by Bulldogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A senior Canterbury League Club staffer has resigned after being identified as the individual responsible for leaking the Bulldogs&#x27; signing of Viliame Kikau.<\/p>\n<p>Following an investigation by the leagues club, the staffer involved was set to be sacked but decided to resign from their role, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/sport\/nrl\/canterbury-league-club-staff-member-responsible-for-leaking-kikau-pic-resigns-20211123-p59bi2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"The Sydney Morning Herald\">The Sydney Morning Herald<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The leak occurred after the staffer took a screenshot of CCTV footage before sharing it on social media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/tennis\/peng-shuai-ioc-video-call-thomas-bach-disturbing\/277c54ef-77c1-431f-a0fd-eb746e086680\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>Backlash over &#x27;missing&#x27; tennis star&#x27;s video call with Olympics boss<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After Kikau signed a four-year $3.2 million deal last week, the Bulldogs agreed to wait before making the signing official to Canterbury fans, with Kikau still enjoying grand final celebrations with Penrith.<\/p>\n<p><img data-video-id=\"6282735926001\" src=\"https:\/\/vms-network-images-prod.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/11\/394347\/pickerimage.jpg\" alt=\"Gould apologises after Kikau photo\" data-vms-id=\"ref:ckw65i8up001k0itc2hefyzsa\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bulldogs general manager Phil Gould, who previously held a similar position at Penrith for eight years, <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/videos\/nrl\/gould-apologises-after-kikau-photo\/ckw65i8up001k0itc2hefyzsa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"apologised to his former club over the leak.\">apologised to his former club over the leak.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old Kikau <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/nrl-2021-penrith-panthers-viliame-kikau-booed-as-ivan-cleary-reveals-fury-over-leaked-photo-in-canterbury-bulldogs-gear\/5b95d3cc-90c0-40c0-932e-a0f897e0c246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\" was met with a smattering of boos at Penrith&#x27;s grand final parade day on the weekend.\">was met with a smattering of boos at Penrith&#x27;s grand final parade day on the weekend.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I spoke to him last night, he was very angry about it, to be honest, which is fair enough,&quot; Penrith coach Ivan Cleary said at the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wwos.nine.com.au\/nrl\/the-mole-jahrome-hughes-melbourne-storm-contract-josh-hodgson-canberra-wests-tigers\/a66c4ae5-3d8b-4d91-a1d1-7097a3b38681\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><strong>The Mole: Hughes could stay at Storm, despite &#x27;ruckus&#x27; of last week<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;At the end of the day it&#x27;s a bit of clickbait for everybody and everybody gets excited about that sort of stuff.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I spoke to Vili a few weeks ago about the potential of him having to leave. I certainly never wanted him to leave.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s sad, but it&#x27;s reality. That&#x27;s professional sports.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/login.nine.com.au\/login?client_id=wwos&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwwos.nine.com.au&amp;newsletter=true\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A senior Canterbury League Club staffer has resigned after being identified as the individual responsible for leaking the Bulldogs&#x27; signing of Viliame Kikau. 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